Portable Frac Sand Plant Introduced

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Published: Wednesday, 06 June 2012 16:58

Written by Mark Kuhar

June 5, 2012 – McLanahan Corp. and CEMCO, at a special media event in New Mexico attended by Rock Products Associate Editor Josephine Smith, announced plans to produce the industry’s first and only portable frac sand plant.

MSHA Can Audit Records

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Published: Monday, 04 June 2012 12:40

Written by Mark Kuhar

June 3, 2012 – In an important decision that could impact aggregates producers, by a four-to-one vote the Review Commission upheld the right of MSHA to inspect and copy employee medical records held by mining companies.

Transportation Bill Moving Forward

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Published: Friday, 01 June 2012 11:18

Written by Mark Kuhar

On May 8, the Surface Transportation Bill Conference Committee began negotiations to reconcile the Senate’s surface transportation bill, MAP-21 (S. 1813), with the measure approved by the House (H.R. 4248).

Fatality #7

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Published: Thursday, 31 May 2012 12:07

Written by Mark Kuhar

May 30, 2012 – On May 23, a 36-year-old foreman with about 9½ years of experience was killed at a sand and gravel operation. He was operating an excavator on a dike separating two ponds. The ground beneath the excavator tracks failed and the excavator toppled into one of the ponds. This is the seventh fatality reported in calendar year 2012 in the metal/nonmetal mining industries.

Registration and Housing are Open

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Published: Monday, 21 May 2012 10:27

Written by Mark Kuhar

May 21, 2012 – Momentum is already building for MINExpo 2012, the largest and most comprehensive U.S. exposition dedicated to mining-specific equipment, products and services. Registration and housing are open.

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Mark S. Kuhar, Editor

Mark S. Kuhar, editor of Rock Products, has covered the aggregates and construction-materials industries for more than 20 years as a business journalist, associate publisher, blogger and digital-media specialist. He is a former winner of the Construction Writers Association’s Robert F. Boger Award for Editorials. Check back often for his posts, opinions and insights on industry developments, and commentary on topics of interest as he travels around the country. He can be reached at 330-722-4081, or mkuhar@mining-media.com.